Independence Day parade - Belarus

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Belarussian solders march past during an Independence Day parade in Minsk. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warned his opponents against considering any uprising against his rule as the military staged a Soviet-style show of force in an Independence Day parade.

Belarussian solders march past during an Independence Day parade in Minsk. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warned his opponents against considering any uprising against his rule as the military staged a Soviet-style show of force in an Independence Day parade. (Getty Images)

Belarussian solders march past during an Independence Day parade in Minsk. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warned his opponents against considering any uprising against his rule as the military staged a Soviet-style show of force in an Independence Day parade.